| Eurovision Song Contest 2026 | |
|---|---|
| United by Music[1] | |
| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 | TBA, 2026 |
| Semi-final 2 | TBA, 2026 |
| Final | TBA, 2026 |
| Host | |
| Venue | TBD |
| Show supervisor | Martin Österdahl |
| Participants (provisional; as of November 2024[update]) | |
| Number of entries | 1 |
| |
The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 is expected to be the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It will be organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the designated host broadcaster, expected to coincide with the winner of the 2025 edition. The contest is expected to take place in May 2026.
Provisional list of participating countries
editEligibility for participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active EBU membership capable of receiving the contest via the Eurovision network and broadcasting it live nationwide. The EBU issues an invitation to participate in the contest to all active members.
As of November 2024,[update] only the Netherlands have confirmed their intention to take part in the contest:
| Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands
|
AVROTROS | [2] |
Other countries
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Montenegro – On 31 October 2024, Montenegrin broadcaster RTCG reported that Danijel Alibabić, the co-organiser of the 2025 national final Montesong, planned to hold the national final again the following year.[3]
Serbia – On 18 July 2024, the Serbian broadcaster Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) published the rules for their national final for the 2025 contest, Pesma za Evroviziju '25 (PzE '25). Amongst them is a rule stating that the winner of PzE '25 has to hand over the PzE '26 trophy to that edition's winner, that is, to Serbia's representative at Eurovision 2026.[4][5]
Slovenia – On 9 March 2024, Mario Galunič, editor at RTVSLO, drafted a document, with one of the points being a plan to return to selecting Slovene entries for Eurovision through the national final EMA from 2025 until 2028.[6][7] In 2025, Slovenia organized EMA.
United Kingdom – On 9 August 2024, the BBC announced that BBC Studios had been awarded the tender to produce Eurovision coverage for the UK until 2028.[8] An official confirmation of participation in 2026 is pending.
References
edit- ^ "'United By Music' chosen as permanent Eurovision slogan". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 14 November 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Inschrijving Eurovisie Songfestival 2025 geopend" [Eurovision Song Contest 2025 registration is open]. AVROTROS (in Dutch). 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Formalizovana saradnja RTCG-a i Udruženja estradnih umjetnika i izvođača" [Formalized cooperation between RTCG and the Association of Variety Artists and Performers]. RTCG (in Montenegrin). 31 October 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "RTS raspisuje konkurs za izbor kompozicije koja će predstavljati Srbiju na Pesmi Evrovizije 2025" [RTS is announcing a contest for the selection of the composition that will represent Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025] (in Serbian (Latin script)). RTS. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Правилник ПзЕ 2025" [Rulebook PzE 2025] (PDF) (in Serbian (Cyrillic script)). RTS. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ Galunič, Mario (9 March 2024). "Program dela in vizija razvoja uredniško producentske enote – Razvedrilni program v produkcijski enoti Televizija Slovenija" [Work program and development vision of the editorial production unit – Entertainment program in the production unit of Televizija Slovenija] (PDF) (in Slovenian). RTVSLO. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Davies, Meg (28 April 2024). "Slovenia: Return to EMA Planned For 2025". Eurovoix. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "BBC Studios retains the contract to produce UK coverage of Eurovision until 2028". BBC Media Centre. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.